Chapter 48: The Tenth Legacy! Dream within a Dream!
“What in the world is that?!”
Shirley Yang's mental state was a bit off. She stared intently at...
It was as if the entire world had shrunk to just that suspended stone beam!
Her eyes were fixed on nothing else!
“What does it matter what it is? Let's go up and take a look, shall we?”
Fatty scoffed, pointing to the side of the cliff: "There's a path here!"
Everyone followed Fatty's gaze, and saw a stone path, a narrow walkway, leading up along the side of the cliff.
But it was too dark, and the stone path had been carved out by human hands, blending in seamlessly with the cliff.
It was like a case of "blindness in broad daylight." No one had noticed it before.
Shirley Yang took the lead.
She seemed desperate to know what was up there!
What was it, this thing that had plagued her in her dreams?
"Miss Yang, be careful!"
Lao Hu warned: "Everyone, be careful."
They walked cautiously along the side of the cliff.
Fatty was even pressing his face against the wall, afraid to look down.
"Why is there a big piece of wood tied up there?!”
Then,
Fatty saw what was on the stone beam and was stunned!
“That must be the Kunlun Divine Wood!"
Lao Hu's face was solemn as he stopped: "My grandfather once said that the best material for coffins is the heartwood of Yinchen wood!"
"There's also a god-level wood material, even more exquisite, that very few people have ever seen. It's only recorded in ancient books: the Kunlun Divine Wood."
"Legend has it that even if only a section of the Kunlun Divine Wood is separated from the soil, water, and sunlight, it will still not wither!"
"If you store a corpse in the Kunlun Divine Wood, it can remain undecayed for ten thousand years!"
As soon as he finished speaking,
Fatty became excited: "Lao Hu, if you're right, then the Queen of Jingjue's body is in this Kunlun Divine Wood?!"
Shirley Yang's voice also trembled: "Ancient books record that this divine wood is as old as the Kunlun Mountains!"
"Even Qin Shi Huang back in the day wanted to find this divine wood to make his coffin!"
Fatty clicked his tongue and a money-grubbing smile appeared on his face: "Then… this piece of wood is worth more than any coffin!"
Lao Hu looked at Fatty helplessly.
But in Han Li's eyes, Fatty was right. And...
The Kunlun Divine Wood was even more valuable to him!
【You have encountered the Kunlun Divine Wood, felt its aura, and received the legacy: Soul Nourishing Wood!】
…
Soul Nourishing Wood!
The legacy once again materialized!
There were three divine woods in the world of Han Tianzun: the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, the Spirit Eye Tree, and the Soul Nourishing Wood!
As one of the three divine woods, the Soul Nourishing Wood was naturally extraordinary!
It could be worn on the body to nourish the soul and spiritual essence, slowly strengthening the spiritual awareness. It could also house souls, ensuring that they did not dissipate!
It was quite similar to the Kunlun Divine Wood in front of him!
Han Li reached out and touched his chest.
A section of Soul Nourishing Wood was now in his chest!
He gradually felt a vibrant, warm aura flowing into his mind!
His spiritual awareness seemed to be nourished, hungrily absorbing this energy!
As his spiritual awareness 'devoured' the energy, Han Li felt his consciousness becoming clearer, more alert!
…
"Professor, be careful!"
Just then,
Professor Chen stepped on a loose stone and twisted his ankle. He almost fell.
"Professor?"
"I'm fine. I was too busy looking at what's up there!"
Professor Chen sat on the ground, completely ignoring the pain in his foot, pointing at the stone beam, excitedly saying: "Look..."
"What's on that divine wood?!"
Fatty felt strange and furrowed his brow: "It looks like a big taro. How can plants grow here? Did they bury the queen as a seed and grow a taro out of her?"
"Of course not!"
Professor Chen shook his head, exclaiming: "This must be the legendary Corpse-Fragrant Amorphophallus!"
"This Corpse-Fragrant Amorphophallus can grow in ancient tombs. It is said to be able to keep corpses from decaying and even make them emit a fragrant aroma. It is extremely precious!"
"The ancient West Asian civilization has a strong mystical character, with complex religions, intertwined myths and legends with historical facts, making it very difficult to distinguish. I originally thought this was an ancient legend, not to be believed."
"But now, I've seen it with my own eyes, the Corpse-Fragrant Amorphophallus!"
Fatty didn't care: "It's just a taro, isn't it?"
Lao Hu, however, had a different feeling: "With these two things taking care of the Queen of Jingjue, it's truly amazing!"
"Lao Hu, who cares what it is? We're already here, we have to go up and see it!"
As soon as Fatty said this, Professor Chen on the other side immediately shouted in alarm, warning them not to go!
"Don't go near it!"
"Legend has it that evil spirits reside within the Corpse-Fragrant Amorphophallus. Once it matures, no living person can approach it. It's too dangerous!"
Professor Chen issued a warning.
Just as everyone was startled and looking at each other,
"Professor, there seems to be Ghost Cave Script on the stone beam!"
"Professor, I think these characters are definitely related to this Ghost Cave, the coffin, they must contain very important information. I want to go up and copy them down!"
Professor Chen listened to these words, his expression showing hesitation, but also a touch of eagerness: "Xiao Chu, Xiao Ye... you... alright, but be careful!"
Lao Hu saw this and quickly urged: "Be careful!"
At this moment!
A faint voice rang in Han Li's ear.
"This is exactly the same as in my dream!"
He looked calm, his gaze shifting to Shirley Yang, who had appeared beside him.
"I have to figure this out!"
"I have to see the Queen of Jingjue's coffin. Han Li..."
Shirley Yang turned her head and looked at him. Her beautiful eyes were hazy: "Five hundred thousand dollars. You come with me to take a look!"
"This is important to me. Help me. This may be the last chance!"
Suddenly!
Fatty yelled from ahead!
"Hey, what are you doing?!"
Chu Jian and Ye Yixin, who had walked onto the stone beam one after the other, were quickly heading towards the coffin!
Chu Jian, who was walking behind, suddenly bent down, picked up a rock, and catching up with Ye Yixin, viciously smashed it against her head!
Ye Yixin didn't even groan. Her body tilted, falling into the bottomless abyss below the stone beam.
It happened so suddenly that no one could stop it!
Before everyone could even figure out what happened!
Chu Jian suddenly burst into laughter!
His laughter was inexplicably evil and eerie!
Then he turned and quickly walked towards the coffin at the end of the stone beam.
He used the rock in his hand to smash his own temple. Blood flowed from his head like a broken dam!
He swayed twice and fell onto the Queen of Jingjue's coffin, his life uncertain.
"I'll go take a look!"
Lao Hu saw this, his brows furrowed.
"Han Li, they're in trouble!"
Shirley Yang seemed to be scared by the sudden change. She anxiously grabbed Han Li's hand: "Come on, let's go help them!"
But!
Shirley Yang's hand went through empty air!
Her beautiful eyes showed astonishment!
Han Li remained expressionless. His eyes were calm and serene, meeting her gaze. He raised his hand…
and directly grabbed her neck!
Because there couldn't be two Shirley Yangs in this world!
Shirley Yang had already gone up the stone path with everyone else to explore the stone beam.
And Han Li—
had been standing right there the whole time!
So, the Shirley Yang who suddenly appeared beside him could not possibly be human!
In Professor Chen's hallucination, there was a 'Chu Jian' and a 'Ye Yixin' who shouldn't have been there.
In Lao Hu's hallucination, he volunteered to go save people!
In Han Li's hallucination, Shirley Yang was by his side, offering a hefty sum of money, begging him to open the Queen of Jingjue's coffin, to save people!